Joan Guilda says she is now making funeral arrangements for her son Justin Beeler after he hit a tree on Tuesday afternoon in the 3800 block of Southern Parkway.

Police say just before Beeler hit the tree in his blue Dodge Charger, he started firing shots at the driver of a gray Chrysler.

A worker at Sissy Liquors says the two cars were captured by the store's surveillance camera before the incident.

“It was a very dangerous situation that happened. It was so dangerous that one person lost their life as a result of it, but fortunately other people were not hurt,” said LMPD spokesman Dwight Mitchell.

“He was very intelligent, very sweet – a good son to me,” said Guelda.